⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:37 · LAL 19-9 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q2 4:26 · LAL 56-39 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 3:53 · LAL 113-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · LAL 80-55 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:45 · LAL 31-30 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses technical free throw
Q3 5:50 · LAL 80-55 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
